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Search on for shooter

They have a suspect in
the killing of a law student
during a botched robbery
Wednesday night in York.
By ANGIE MASON
Daily Record/Sunday News
Less than 24 hours after a law student
was killed during a botched robbery out-
side a bar in York, police said they had de-
veloped a suspect in the homicide.
York City Police Capt. Ron Camacho
said late Thursday night that police were
putting together an arrest warrant and
searching for the suspect, a male juvenile,
in the death of James Wallmuth III.
Wallmuth, 28, was shot about 11 p.m.
Wednesday as he used a cell phone outside
a city bar. He was found at the edge of
Foundry Park, near Clarke Avenue and
Grant Street, with a gunshot wound to the
back, police said. He was pronounced dead
about 1:30 a.m.
York City Police Detective Jeff Spence
said Wallmuth was sitting on a bench at the
boat basin when someone approached him
and shot him. Police later described the
shooting as a botched robbery attempt.
By all accounts, Wallmuth was well on
his way to a career in law.
The University of Pittsburgh law student
was interning with a local attorney this
summer and had previously worked as a
To help police
Anyone with information should call the
York City Police Department at 846-1234
or the detective division at 849-2219.
Online
Do you feel safe in York? Tell us your
thoughts at ydr.com/exchange.
case manager in the York County District
DAILY RECORD / SUNDAY NEWS — ANGIE MASON
Attorney’s office.
Thursday morning, York City Police photograph the
Kyle King, administrator for the district scene of a fatal shooting the night before. James
• • • Wallmuth III, 28, was shot as he sat on the bench in
See SHOOTER, page 6A Foundry Park.

Stewartstown Council
Operation Clean Slate
Police:
Member
made
threats
William W. Gemmill Jr. was
charged with misdemeanor
harassment on suspicion
of threatening a client from
his plumbing business.
By JEFF FRANTZ
Daily Record/Sunday News
A Stewartstown Borough Council member
was arrested on a misdemeanor harassment
charge Wednesday night after police said he
threatened a client from his plumbing busi-
ness.
DAILY RECORD / SUNDAY NEWS — JASON PLOTKIN Returning a phone call Monday, William
Marcos Margarito, 20, left, of Columbia showed up to support his fiancée, Catherine Osborne, 20, of Lititz as she came to Operation W. Gemmill Jr., owner of W.W. Gemmill Inc.,
Clean Slate on Thursday to turn herself in for an outstanding warrant. was profane and threatened to hurt the client,

130 surrender at city church

Fugitives from as far as Florida and California
sought restitution through the warrant program.
By RICK LEE
Daily Record/Sunday News
Catherine R. Osborne and her
fiance, Marcos Margarito, lolled on
the steps of Bible Tabernacle
Church. They were waiting for a
judge.
People walked past them into the
sanctuary, alone, in pairs and some
followed by broods of children.
Next to the steps was a large sign
that read, “Come & get right with
God and the law.”
York County Sheriff’s Lt. David
M. Godfrey said 130 fugitives from
justice took advan-
tage of Operation
Clean Slate on
Watch at Thursday to ad-
ydr.com dress outstanding
criminal and civil
warrants. Along with a media blitz
announcing the warrant program,
Godfrey, who organized the
• • •
See CHURCH, page 5A
At a glance
What: Operation Clean Slate, a chance for fugitives from
York County to surrender at a faith-based, neutral setting.
On hand to take care of outstanding criminal and civil war-
rants are representatives of the sheriff’s department, county
probation, state parole, district attorney’s office, public de-
fender’s office, district judges, Common Pleas judges, clerk
of courts, prothonotary’s office and bail bondsmen.
When and where: 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. today at the Bible
Tabernacle Church, 361 S. Pine St., York
So far: On Thursday, 130 fugitives wanted on York
County warrants from as far away as Florida and California
surrendered to authorities. Most were relieved to have their
bench warrants lifted and the warrant costs waived. Some
cases were handled completely Thursday. Others were
placed back into the court system but without the defendants
having to fear possible arrest.
according to charging documents filed by the
Stewartstown Borough Police Department.
Gemmill was charged with misdemeanor
harassment by communication and released
on his own recognizance. A date has not yet
been set for his preliminary hearing.
Gemmill’s office referred all comments to
his attorney, Chris Ferro, who declined to
comment except to say that Gemmill will keep
his council seat.
The alleged victim, Scott A. Osman, could
not be reached for comment.
According to court documents:
Gemmill’s plumbing business did work for
Osman in April. A month later, Osman wrote
Gemmill to dispute the quality of work, the
labor prices and to request an itemized bill.
He included a $100 check and asked Gemmill
to respond in writing.
On Monday, police said, Osman called the
plumbing company because he said he had
not received a response to his letter. He left a
message for Gemmill.
• • •
See COUNCIL, page 6A

Weather
High 84
Complete forecast, 2A
Sports
Gulf birds looking for home
Feds and farmers turn fields into
Market
wetlands for migrating birds.
Dow: -30.72
Money & More, 7A By RAMIT PLUSHNICK-MASTI and JOHN FLESHER
Associated Press
Index MAMOU, La. — Water gurgling from a well is flood-
ADVICE 2D Showalter goes to O’s ing Craig Gautreaux’s rice and crawfish fields, turning
BIRTHS 3D The Baltimore Orioles picked Buck the farm into a wetland for migratory birds whose usual
Showalter to be the team’s 10th Gulf of Mexico wintering grounds are threatened by the
CLASSIFIED 3-10C manager since Peter Angelos took over oil spill.
COMICS 5D in 1993. 1B
Across eight states, farmers such as Gautreaux are
MOVIES 3D inundating fallow fields to provide an alternative for
OBITUARIES 2-3C Year 214, No. 181; York, Pa. some of the tens of millions of ducks, geese and shore- ASSOCIATED PRESS — JOHN FLESHER
OPINION 4A C 2010 York Daily Record birds that are beginning to make their way south on a Migratory birds hunt for food on a partially flooded
TELEVISION 4D flyway that stretches as far north as Alaska and Iceland. crawfish farm owned by Grantt Guillory near Opelousas,
• • • La. Farmers have agreed to provide a habitat for the
See BIRDS, page 5A birds under a $132,441 contract.

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